Kanji1 / 3
三 kanji
three
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
On readings
サンゾウ
Kun readings
みみつみっつ
Variant forms
弎Words with 三
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —三枚つづきtriptych
- —正三角すいtriangular pyramid with equilateral base
- —三点リーダthree dot leader; ellipsis
- —第三相試験phase III study; phase III trial
- —第三債務者garnishee
- —三枚下ろしfilleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
- —三色だんごtricolor dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)
- —三秒ルールthree-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
- —七三一部隊Unit 731 (biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army)
- —三世帯住宅three-family house
- —三類感染症Category III infectious disease
- —第三四半期third quarter (of the year)
- —魔の三週目the dreaded 3rd week (in the life of a newborn; when some previously quiet babies suddenly turn colic)
- —ゾーン三十30 km/h zone (area in which the speed limit is 30 km/h)
- —悪魔の三歳terrifying threes; terrible threes; threenager phase; devilish threes
- —真三國無双Dynasty Warriors (video game series)
- —真三国無双Dynasty Warriors (video game series)
- —三匹の子豚The Three Little Pigs (fable)
- —駆け付け三杯three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink
- —三時のおやつafternoon refreshment; afternoon tea